Getting Messages from Elon Musk or His Mother on Social Media? Beware or You Will Be Scammed!

New Delhi: Are you getting a message from Musk, his mother or assistant on social media? Beware or you may be scammed - this is a new kind of cyber crime, to steal money. A former pilot was duped of Rs 72 lakhs from scammers who were posing as Elon Musk, his mother Maye Musk and assistant Anna Sherman. 

The victim received ‘messages’ from Elon Musk's mother on social media who talked him into ‘investing in Tesla and SpaceX shares’. The man sent this huge amount of money over six months, through 22 transactions.

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Scam Alert! Beware If You Are Getting Messages from Elon Musk Or His Mother

Cyber crime continues to target people across the world including India; the scammers find new and believable ways to steal money from the general public.

In a new kind of cyber crime, you may get messages on social media, from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, his mother Maye Musk or his assistant Anna Sherman. The messages are from fake accounts, who make you believe that they are real, and talk you into making a ‘Tesla investment’. The scammers begin the conversations on ‘X’ but eventually switch to WhatsApp.

Scammers Pose As Elon Musk, His Mother, Dupe Faridabad Man of Rs 72 Lakhs

This cyber crime has been noticed after an FIR was filed by a former pilot in Faridabad, who has become a victim of it. The former pilot was followed on ‘X' (formerly known as Twitter)  by two accounts - MayeMuskXOfficials and IamAnnaSherman, who then began interacting with him in January last year.

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The cyber crime victim expressed his admiration for the Tesla CEO's work and so ‘his mother’ offered to introduce him to Musk, if he invested money in SpaceX and Tesla. When the pilot agreed, the conversation shifted to WhatsApp and he was told that the number was of Elon Musk. 

Posing as Musk, the scammer convinced the former pilot to transfer Rs 2.9 lakh to a bank account in January, 2024 and when he asked for a receipt, ‘Anna Sherman’ messaged him saying that he has made a Tesla investment and that if he wants to own a Tesla vehicle, he must invest more. 

The victim's conversations with the scammers happened on WhatsApp, Telegram and another X account by the name of ElonMuskXAI. In the course of six months, he made 22 bank transactions, collectively losing Rs 72 lakh. A case of cyber fraud has been registered and an investigation is underway.